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To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. |
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To like; to be suited or pleased with. |
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To sanction; to invest; to intrust. |
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To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let
one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage;
to allow one day for rest. |
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To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to
accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow
the truth of a proposition. |
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To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp.
to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. |
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To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to
allow a son to be absent. |
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To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. |